Handbag

Beads, thread, zipper10" X 10" X 2"2007

Available for Purchase

When I was eight years old, my grandmother died.Part of my mother’s inheritance was a fox fur stole.It was made from three foxes that were held around the neck by little springs that occupied the place where a jaw once was.Being, that kind of boy, I could not wait to try it on.It was the most glamorous thing I could imagine and I looked forward to seeing my mother wear it.I imagined us together in line at the grocery store and the admiring throngs that would look our way. I couldn’t think of any reason she wouldn’t wear it everywhere she went, but as time passed, I was puzzled by the fact that I seemed to be the only one interested in taking it out of the box it came it.

A few years ago while staying in a small cabin with my brother and his wife, we looked out our window and saw two foxes chasing each other around in the snow.I remembered my mother’s stole and thought about the foxes it was made from.

Hand Bag is for the foxes that gave their life for that unworn fur stole.

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Handbag

Beads, thread, zipper10" X 10" X 2"2007

Available for Purchase

When I was eight years old, my grandmother died.Part of my mother’s inheritance was a fox fur stole.It was made from three foxes that were held around the neck by little springs that occupied the place where a jaw once was.Being, that kind of boy, I could not wait to try it on.It was the most glamorous thing I could imagine and I looked forward to seeing my mother wear it.I imagined us together in line at the grocery store and the admiring throngs that would look our way. I couldn’t think of any reason she wouldn’t wear it everywhere she went, but as time passed, I was puzzled by the fact that I seemed to be the only one interested in taking it out of the box it came it.

A few years ago while staying in a small cabin with my brother and his wife, we looked out our window and saw two foxes chasing each other around in the snow.I remembered my mother’s stole and thought about the foxes it was made from.

Hand Bag is for the foxes that gave their life for that unworn fur stole.